By Noam Shalev When Donald Trump issued his “Complete and Total Endorsement” of Benjamin...
By Noam Shalev Whenever Western news outlets talk about the fallout from the regional conflict with...
By Eitan Levi Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, visited Tehran...
By Noam Shalev Just a few days ago, President Donald Trump went out of his way to say he did not...
Reports have recently emerged suggesting that Iranian intelligence officials may have attempted to...
Whenever national security runs headlong into the relentless cycle of democratic elections, telling...
By Noam Shalev Whenever Western news outlets talk about the fallout from the regional conflict with Iran, they zero in on how American politicians are paying the price. You hear it all the time...
By Eitan Levi For thirty years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kept the idea of “peace” alive in his speeches and slogans. Back in 1996, his campaign signs said, “Netanyahu, Peace and Security.” A...
By Eitan Levi Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, visited Tehran, surrounded by a high level delegation. The timing is not accidental, he arrived right after Russian Foreign...
By Noam Shalev For years now, a comforting story has quietly gained ground in Jerusalem: the idea that Israel is absolutely essential to America’s military technology, intelligence on...
Every time severe unrest breaks out in a Western democracy, it is like flipping an old, toxic switch in the collective mind, a reflex that is deeply rooted and, honestly, tough to shake. So, when...
By Noam Shalev With just days left before Israelis head to the polls on October 27, political strategists all over the country are staring down a strange contradiction. There is this new KAN news poll...
By Eitan Levi You cannot claim strategic legitimacy on the world stage if you allow unchecked vigilantes to run wild. When violence breaks out, like we saw during the West Bank olive harvest, it is...
By Noam Shalev Just a few days ago, President Donald Trump went out of his way to say he did not trust anyone in politics, insisting he would stay totally neutral. Then he did a complete turnaround...
In the hyper-militarized Middle East, our obsession with hardware has blinded us to the most insidious threats. We are a region addicted to the spectacle of defense, the multi-billion-dollar air...
For decades, the standard Israeli reflex toward the United Nations has been one of indignant, often performative dismissal. From the halls of the General Assembly to the investigative chambers in...
Military victories can destroy armies, but only political settlements determine whether wars truly end. That is the dilemma confronting Israel after its latest agreement with Lebanon. The deal may...
Wars do more than redraw battlefields, they reveal who stands beside you when the missiles start flying. The recent confrontation with Iran appears to have delivered precisely that lesson for Israel...
There is an old legal saying: “When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is clearly on your side, argue the process.”...
There is an old Middle Eastern proverb: “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” Few issues illustrate that wisdom better than the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Across Israel, reactions...
There is an old military warning that every commander eventually learns: winning battles does not always mean winning wars. Israel’s current campaign in southern Lebanon increasingly risks...
France’s reported effort to coordinate national sanctions against “violent” Israeli settlers marks another escalation in Europe’s increasingly direct involvement in Israel’s internal political and...